In Managing App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop training course, you will gain the skills required to effectively support a Citrix app and desktop virtualization solution in a Windows Server 2012 environment. You will learn to successfully manage, monitor, support and troubleshoot a XenDesktop solution, which includes growing the implementation to accommodate changes in the environment such as adding new applications, new users, new desktops, and new policies, and troubleshooting common issues.
By attending Managing App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop workshop, delegates will learn:
- XenDesktop architecture, components, and communication
- Administration and manage licenses
- Manage the XenDesktop infrastructure
- Create and manage machine catalogs and Delivery Groups
- Manage StoreFront
- Create and manage policies and end-user profiles
- Manage sessions, sites, and end users with Director
- Manage printing
- Manage Provisioning Services
An understanding of server, desktop and application virtualization concepts
- Experience with Windows Server 2012 or later, specifically:
- Active Directory
- Domains
- Groups and User Accounts
- Organizational Units
- Group Policy Objects
- Experience with Windows 10 and Windows 10 user interfaces
- Experience with SQL Server 2012, specifically:
- General understanding of databases, permissions, security, clustering/mirroring, and high availability
- Basic networking knowledge
- Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, etc.)
- Basic storage knowledge (managing existing storage types, adding new storage)
- Basics of Citrix licensing
- Familiarity with at least one hypervisor (XenServer, Hyper-V, or vSphere)
- Basic understanding of the different types of profiles (local, roaming, mandatory)
- Basic understanding of certificates, the role of certificate authorities, and certificate types
Operators and administrators who need to manage an existing XenDesktop solution.